Luka Modric has accused English journalists and pundits of showing a lack of respect to Croatia’s players and admitted his teammates had used criticism to motivate them to victory against England in their World Cup semi-final.

Spain have named Luis Enrique as their new head coach after Fernando Hierro stepped down from temporary charge following their last-16 World Cup exit to Russia, the Spanish Football Federation (SFF) have announced.

The story of John Obi Mikel is something of a legend in these parts. A quick recap wouldn’t hurt. In the summer of 2005, a disheveled teenager with abundance of overflowing talent was born. The FIFA Youth Championship held in the Netherlands was a “born again” experience for the young Nigerian. Possessing the skills of

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Michael Okoye is an ardent football fan as well as a writer. He lives somewhere in West Africa with Lions and Leopards for company. He takes interest in football and detests mediocrity in sports writing. He has a massive man crush on Juan Mata. A Chelsea fan and a great lover of wits and sarcasm.